St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent


returned from their pleasant tour OF
northern New York, looking and feel
ing all the better for the delightful
outing and cordial reception through
out the trip, but more especially, at the
boyhood home of the President, where
his old friends and neighbors eagerly
thronged about him, glad to honor the
man, who had risen, like meteor.
from the humblest to the proudest and
greatest position on earth, and who
greeted each and all with a good word
and a kindly sn7tie of recognition.
At the White House, it is not yet
known what other summer plans the
President has arranged only the Atlanta
visit in October having been positively
decided upon-but, do not think he
can refuse assent to the opportunities
of st. Louis, Louisville, and other
western cities.
Some alarm was felt at the White
House the other day at the discovery
that the latbs and rafters, i'll the south
crn portico were decayed, and it was
thought that the mansion was i'll DANCE
of collapse, but an examination has
dispelled all fear, as only slight repairs
will be necessary to stay the defacing
hand of time.
learn that the Administration re-
CARDS with the liveliest satisfaction the
deliberations and nominations of the
Ohio Democrats, and, that the Presi-
dent feels that his course has been
substantially endorsed.
The receipts of the Post Office De-
partment for the third quarter of the
last fiscal year we're S13,013,4S7 ex-
penditures, S13,272,50S; deficiency.
$26OO21; but the latter will perhaps be
reduced to about $4,000, by the re-
ceipt from international money orders.
\ comparative statement of the bust
hess of this Department for the first
three quarters of the years 1sS5-S6-S7,
show that the receipts have constantly
aud largely increased and that there
has been a corresponding decrease in
the deficiency, so that it is very probable
the Post Office Department will be on
self sustaining basis in year or two.
The count of the cash and securities
in the Treasury which began two
months ago-incidenta to a change of
Treasurers-has been completed and
found correct to d, cent, with the excep-
ton of deficiency of $40, though a
formal report will not be made till next
week.
In reply to great number of inqui
ries, the Commissioner of Pensions re-
plies, that, under the Mexican Pension
Act, pensions can be paid from the
date Of the passage Of the Act, Jan.
e9th, 1887, only when pensioners were
sixty-two years old previous to that
date; in the exceptions to this rule, the
payment will begin on the day when
the pensioner is 50 years of age, unless
in cases of dependence and disability.
The Secretary of the Interior has
won additional claim to the admiration
of the fair sex by the important ruling
that married women have the right to
enter and buy timber and stone lands
under the laws governing the sale of
such lands in several of the States and |
Territories.
There was no surprise in the Interior !,
Department when the resignation of |
the chief clerk of the Patent Office !
who is one of those so-called indespen-
sable" Republicans, holding Office I'M
der Democratic Administration, was
though the Washington
newspapers either suppressed or were !
ignorant of the real reason,
which was the Chief Clerks relation to
the Bacon defalcation it being the
formers duty, under the law of the
United States, to examine the accounts
of the financial clerk every month, and
certify whether or not they are correct
And the Chief Clerk regularly certified
to the correctness Of the financial
clerks accounts, for four years-the lat
ter being defaulter all of that time.
And no sooner is the chief clerk shown
the door than he essays the difficult
task of whitewashing," his corrupt
associate in Office if in nothing more.
There is no doubt but what the va
rious Departments are literally honey
coined with Republican raseals and
thieves who should be sent on with
Forger Harvey, who will serve his
country twelve years in an humble ca
pacity at Albany. In one of the De-
partments, a certain prominent hold
lug over Republican, has been so ur- |
gent in insisting on the destruction of
some official papers that he has been
placed under surveillance as a suspect.
because such great solicitude must be
IT much significance either to this ipdi-
vidual or to his associates.
Most men ore content wifi, holdino
sue Office, but know of several. whose
ambition cannot be bound in sncb mar.
row limits, and as my Intelligent friend.
The reader has OWNED, these gentle
men are almost invariably, RepubIi-
cans, as good Democrat is generally
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